I don't want to change anything, I just want to get my site unblocked
from RIPE. ARIN has agreed that I have a legit need and has removed all
blocks. After 13 years RIPE suddenly blocked me and will not remove the
block no matter what explanation I give and they won't answer my
questions. They just tell me I have to change my queries to include a
"-r" I am in contact with the software vendor and I am trying to get
something done but I had no prior notice. I am getting complaints and
the following I have built up over 13 years is being lost. Even if I
can include the "-r" the abuse contact will no longer show up and people
are going to leave my site anyway. This is a major disaster for me and
I cannot get any of my questions answered from RIPE or ICANN/IANA. They
couldn't care less.
>> As for passing through the IP of the requesters of the whois records I
>> have asked about this several times. ARIN told me they don't support
>> it and RIPE won't answer my inquiries. Are there standards for that
>> or any other information about setting up some sort of ip address
>> pass-through or proxy for whois queries for the RIR's?
> That's because whois is one of the simplest protocols there is. For
> example, to get the details for 192.0.2.1, just telnet into port 43 of
> whois.ripe.net. As soon as the disclaimer comes up, type "192.0.2.1"
> followed by enter, and you get the results.
>> Why would you want to mess up as simple a protocol as that with
> something like the X-Forwarded-For header in HTTP?
>> RIPE can only see the IP you're connecting from, and it's doing a lot
> more traffic than a normal IP. If you have a legit need, they can and
> will give you bulk access for that ip.
>> Niall.
>>

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